--- title: "Nakusp zoning: find your zone and what it allows" question: "How do I find out how my property is zoned in Nakusp and what I can build on it?" place: Nakusp, British Columbia, Canada place_path: ca/bc/nakusp category: Building, renovating and your property owner: municipal owner_body: Village of Nakusp sources_read: 2026-11-08 review: machine_checked canonical: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning-lookup/" json: "https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning-lookup.json" --- # Nakusp zoning: find your zone and what it allows **Question:** How do I find out how my property is zoned in Nakusp and what I can build on it? **Short answer:** To find your zone in Nakusp, open the Zoning Map (PDF) from the Village's Land Use Planning page or the Develop Nakusp website, then read your zone code in Section 6 of Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023. No address-search tool is named. Call the Village Office at 250.265.3689. **Who handles it:** Municipal (Village of Nakusp, https://www.nakusp.com) **Cost:** No fee stated. **How long:** Not applicable. **Where:** - Online: Land Use Planning, Village of Nakusp, https://www.nakusp.com/landuseplanning - Phone: Village Office, 250.265.3689 - Email: Village Office, info@nakusp.com - Phone: RDCK Building Inspector, Nakusp, 250.265.4111 ## Key facts - **How to find your zone:** Open the Zoning Map (PDF) from the Land Use Planning page or the Develop Nakusp website; the bylaw library also posts "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map)". The zone codes are then read in Section 6 of the Zoning Bylaw. - Source: [Land Use Planning, Quick Links](https://www.nakusp.com/landuseplanning) - Official wording: "Zoning Map" … "Here you can find copies of our Zoning Bylaw, Official Community Plan, permit applications, and contact information for the Building Inspector." - Source: [Bylaw library](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/5589/) - Official wording: "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Zoning bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024). The posted Schedule A (Map) bylaw was updated 2025-12-17. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Title](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023" … "Consolidated November 2024" - Source: [Bylaw library](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/5589/) - Official wording: "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Bylaw" … "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map)" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **What the zone controls:** For each zone: permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum parcel area and frontage, density (number of dwelling units), parcel coverage, setbacks, building height, and conditions of use. - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, s. 6.1 (example R-1)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/) - Official wording: "6.1.2 Uses Permitted" … "6.1.3 Subdivision Regulations" … "6.1.4 Density" … "6.1.5 Parcel Coverage" … "6.1.6 Setbacks" … "6.1.7 Height" … "6.1.8 Conditions of Use" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Contact:** Village Office, 250.265.3689 or info@nakusp.com. The RDCK Building Inspector in Nakusp is 250.265.4111. - Source: [Change of Occupancy Business Licence, Contact](https://www.nakusp.com/changeofoccupancybusinesslicence) - Official wording: "please contact the Village Office at 250-265-3689 or info@nakusp.com." - Source: [Licences and Permits, Building Permits](https://www.nakusp.com/licences-permits) - Official wording: "#### RDCK Building Inspector Contact 204 6th Ave NW, Nakusp BC T 250.265.4111 F 250.265.2203 RDCK Building Inspection" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 - **Bylaw:** Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024) - Source: [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Title](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/) - Official wording: "Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023" … "Consolidated November 2024" - Check: wording matched the official text retrieved 2026-11-08 ## How it works Nakusp's zones are set by the Village's [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/) (consolidated November 2024), with a map as Schedule A. The Village's bylaw library also posts "Bylaw 729, 2023 - Zoning Schedule A (Map)", updated 2025-12-17. The Land Use Planning page directs developers to the Develop Nakusp website. ## Steps 1. Open the Zoning Map (PDF) from the Land Use Planning page (https://www.nakusp.com/landuseplanning) or the Develop Nakusp website, or from the bylaw library. 2. Find your parcel and note its zone code. 3. Read that zone in Section 6 of the bylaw. ## Good to know - For each zone the bylaw sets permitted principal and accessory uses, minimum parcel area and frontage, density (number of dwelling units), parcel coverage, setbacks, building height, and conditions of use. - Contact the Village Office at 250.265.3689 or info@nakusp.com. The RDCK Building Inspector in Nakusp is 250.265.4111. - The consolidation's latest amendment is Bylaw 744, 2024. Ask the Village Office whether later amendments apply. ## Zones 16 zones are listed from [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437). Each zone has its own page: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/index.json Look up the zone of an address: https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/zoning/lookup?address=123+Main+St ## Official forms and pages - [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023 (consolidated November 2024)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/) - [Land Use Planning, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/landuseplanning) ## Related questions - [Nakusp building permits: when you need one and how to apply](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/building-permit.md) - [Nakusp secondary suite and carriage house rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/secondary-suite.md) - [Nakusp fence rules: permits and height limits](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/fence-rules.md) - [Nakusp permits for decks, sheds, carports and garages](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/deck-shed-garage-permit.md) - [Nakusp home-based business rules](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/nakusp/home-based-business.md) ## The same question elsewhere - [Zoning maps in British Columbia, by municipality](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/zoning-lookup.md) - [New Denver](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/new-denver/zoning-lookup.md) - [Silverton](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/silverton/zoning-lookup.md) - [Slocan](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/slocan/zoning-lookup.md) - [Kaslo](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/kaslo/zoning-lookup.md) - [Revelstoke](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/revelstoke/zoning-lookup.md) - [Lumby](https://govhandbook.com/ca/bc/lumby/zoning-lookup.md) ## Sources - [Land Use Planning, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/landuseplanning) (read 2026-11-08) - [Zoning Bylaw No. 729, 2023, Village of Nakusp (consolidated November 2024)](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/document/15437/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Bylaw library, Village of Nakusp](https://nakusp.civicweb.net/filepro/documents/5589/) (read 2026-11-08) - [Change of Occupancy Business Licence, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/changeofoccupancybusinesslicence) (read 2026-11-08) - [Licences and Permits, Village of Nakusp](https://www.nakusp.com/licences-permits) (read 2026-11-08) _Checked by script, not yet by a person: the official wording behind 5 of 5 facts was matched to the official text. 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